Twenty Ways To Lose Weight This Summer

Make this summer one to remember with these effective weight loss tips and techniques.

6. KEEP IT SIMPLE.

If your commitments do not allow you to make major changes in your eating pattern or take up longer workouts, start with simple plans. If you are going to the local shop or taking the kids to school or whenever possible leave the car at home - walk when you can. Similarly, start with small changes to your diet. Have whole wheat bread instead of white bread or water instead of pop.

7. INCORPORATE EXERCISE INTO YOUR DIARY.

When you exercise you will not only burn off fat, you will also feel more energized and emotionally healthy. It will also help to bring your food cravings under control - healthy body, healthy mind.

The best types of exercise that you can do in order to promote weight loss are cardiovascular exercises. When you do these types of exercise your heart rate increases and so does your metabolism. Exercises which are good at this include:

Running, Speed Walking, Jogging, Swimming, Stair Stepping and Rowing

All of these get your heart rate climbing and help you burn off calories. Much slower exercise are also a good way to lose weight but when it comes to burning fat then nothing beats cardiovascular exercises.

You should begin to set yourself some exercise goals, whether it's once a week or two times per week. Then really make it a point that you stick to this goal, regardless of how difficult it may be at first.

When you first start out exercising, start slowly and then build this up over time. Never try to push yourself too hard or get to a point were the exercise is making you feel ill. Remember also that if you do feel dizzy or feel any kind of discomfort, STOP.

You may also want to check with your doctor just before you start an exercise program to ensure that it is safe for you. This is especially true if you've been inactive for a long time or have other medical conditions.

8. KEEP YOURSELF MOTIVATED.

When you are at a stage in your weight loss program where you are struggling to lose those last 10 pounds, it may get frustrating and even bring you down a little. However, you have to look at the positives of what you have achieved so far and use them to stay motivated. You should realize that through your weight loss program you are now eating healthier food, exercising regularly and probably feel a whole lot healthier. So it's important that you hold on to these positive thoughts because it will be these that will help you to go beyond this plateau.

9. STARVING YOURSELF WILL NOT HELP YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT.

The starvation diet is just what it sounds like - not eating, or eating very little all day long. This is a very unhealthy way for somebody to lose weight some people do it anyway. The reason people use the starvation diet is because they are desperate to lose weight and they feel that by consuming no calories, the pounds will fall off.

You can lose weight, naturally, by starving. But using this method usually takes a long time. On top of that, you will be unhealthy, sick, weak and tired all the time. The reason why this can happens is because when you starve yourself your metabolism slows down or in some cases stops completely.

In order to burn off the fat on your body, you need to have a healthy metabolism. It is your metabolism that will burn off those excess calories. In order for your metabolism to work properly, it needs fuel. It is just like a machine, without fuel, it shuts down. Your car would shut down if you didn't put petrol into it and just like your car your metabolism does not run without food.

So what happens when your metabolism shuts down?

One of the things that does happen when your metabolism shuts down is that your body goes into starvation mode and starts to conserve its fuel. This means that everything starts to shut down, just like a machine would.

You do not burn off calories when your metabolism shuts down. You end up staying at a stalemate when it comes to weight loss. Another negative side effect of this approach is that your immune system can shut down. This is one of the reasons why people who try to starve themselves generally always feel sick.

There is another reason that starvation diets do not work. After a while, when your body is crying out for food, you will start to feel as though you are very weak and will most likely give in to temptation. You will probably gorge yourself on something that is not good for you. Then you might try to starve again. This is known as binge eating and often results in just the opposite effect. You actually gain the weight that you lost and then some.

10. EAT HEALTHY.

There are many who dread the thought of making drastic changes to their eating lifestyles. They believe that having to lose weight means eating only salads and soups.

It is true that you have to adopt a healthier lifestyle in order to lose weight. However, this certainly does not mean that you have to give up eating tasty food or even the occasional sweet or calorie heavy food. The one word to remember in all this is moderation. By making even minor adjustments to your eating habits you can reduce your calorie intake. For example, by regularly drinking water instead of soft drinks at meal times, you can considerably cut down on the number of calories you are consuming.

You may also want to try out new menus and even substitute ingredients for healthier alternatives which are also easy to cook.

With just a little bit of effort, you can regularly have healthy, nutritious meals that are also fun to cook and can offer you great variety.

Meal times also do not have to be the only time that you eat healthily. If you feel the urge to snack, say between lunch and dinner, it makes good sense to snack on something healthy. Even something as simple as a small apple provides enough nutrition along with healthy fat and proteins.

Enjoy and make this summer one to rememeber.

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